Health

Addiction begins and ends in pain - Dear Ms Thompson, Here is a poem I wrote about addiction of which many of us suffer...

United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the public that the use of stomach acid drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may be associated with an increased risk of clostridium difficile-associated...

By now, we should be well aware of our physical activity readiness status.Hopefully, we have also decided to embark on a strength-training programme, especially because of its many health benefits.

In writing this article, I wanted to reflect on the life of artiste Whitney Houston. Today, the world is devastated. We are shocked. Whitney was a phenomenal singer who blessed our lives with a wonderful...

So how is the test done? While a woman lies on an exam table, the clinician inserts a speculum into her vagina to widen it...

Ok, so we already know that Jamaican men don't like to do the digital rectal examination to screen for prostate cancer, but similarly, are women doing the equally invasive Pap smear examination to screen for cervical...

I am impressed when a patient says that she and her partner tested for "everything" before starting a new sexual relationship.

The article in The Sunday Gleaner of January 29, 2012 was shocking and disgraceful. The majority of employees, from ancillary staff to the professionals, at large institutions such as Bellevue Hospital are well intentioned and hard-working....

This is the first in a series of articles that will provide an overview of the major policies and guidelines practitioners of physical medicine should adhere to in developing and executing physical exercise programmes....

As I thought about my first column for the new year, the word 'courage' came to mind. Throughout my years of practising medicine, I have seen many women act courageously and sometimes they do not give themselves credit...

Nephrology conference in Montego Bay - The Caribbean Institute of Nephrology mounts its Fourth Annual Conference on Nephrology and Hypertension at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, Rose Hall, on January 26-29...

The large, complex health ministry has been plagued by numerous problems - growing customer dissatisfaction, perennial breakdown in equipment, shortages of drugs and other supplies and inadequate cadre of personnel....